[RE-wrenches] Rolling Coal

[Dana Orzel]

Same here with the diesels & always have been. I have only had 3 diesels I have sold in 34 years of generator installations.

Better unit, longer life, less fuel usage, higher efficiency, potential start issues in cold weather, & a bad reputation with diesel engines in general, before the addition of DEF. Not that a diesel genny would have DEF as an option. Look at the Rolling Coal crowd!

 

 

Dana Orzel -  E - dana at solarwork.com -  C - 208.721.7003     

 

From: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org> On Behalf Of Michael Morningstar via RE-wrenches
Sent: Saturday, July 2, 2022 11:58 AM
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Cc: Michael Morningstar <mjmorningstar at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] WATER COOLED - 1800 RPM - 13KW GENERATORS INQUIRY

 

Very Cool. We install on the average about two dozen <15kw generators annually. Mostly diesel and a few Honda propane. The diesels are a hard sell for some reason. Would love to see the return of the quality smaller Kohler/Onans.

 

On Sat, Jul 2, 2022 at 9:11 AM Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org <mailto:re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> > wrote:

I heard back Friday from the generator manufacturers executive board meeting Friday morning there is their response: 

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Hi Dana,

 

I spoke with the executives this morning and we’re very excited to hear what the demand is for this genset is. If it makes sense, we’re all in.

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Please let me know if your interest in a 13KW – 1800 RPM genset – water cooled is of interest for you & your off grid clients. I see this as a big opportunity for replacing the oversized gensets that we have been forced to use  for a long time now.

 

 

 

Dana Orzel -  E - dana at solarwork.com <mailto:dana at solarwork.com>  -  C - 208.721.7003     

 

From: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org <mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org> > On Behalf Of Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2022 12:02 PM
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Cc: Dana Orzel <dana at solarwork.com <mailto:dana at solarwork.com> >
Subject: [RE-wrenches] WATER COOLED - 1800 RPM - 13KW GENERATORS INQUIRY

 

Hey now all you off grid designer/installers,

 

I just had a conversation with generator manufacturer (name withheld for the moment), about 8-13KW water cooled gensets with UL & LP gas powered. I explained that there is a long time hole in the market since Onan & Kohler dropped their gensets for prime power in this size range.

 

If they made the investment to produce & UL certify a 13KW - 1800 RPM - water cooled – 2 wire start, prime power rated - 120/240vac genset, how many off grid systems are being installed with oversized gensets?

 

If this was available how many units would each of you be interested in per year? I am not asking for a commitment just a market survey for this sized unit.

 

If there was 20-30 companies selling 4-5+ each per year this might be a possibility.

 

Let me know either off list or on list (if this is OK ? Michael let us know) & I hope there is a possibility here for more appropriately sized & available gensets for our off grid client systems.

I will be passing along this research to the OE manufacturer. If you do not want your name passed along let me know for now.

 

 

 

Dana Orzel                              Great Solar Works, Inc. 

C - 208.721.7003                        <mailto:dana at solarwork.com> dana at solarwork.com

Idaho Contractor - # 028765         Idaho PV # 028374

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